The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-22
OUR FRIENDS.

hecauSe he can eHuofSc Tue new
fangle notions AMI swallow all tb.
n51seuse set forth BY the new school
of politicians in tAe>e modern tunes,
Vance is located In the hearts OF
nearly all North Caroiiuians, and
has dshe more than any other North
Carolnian 20 rid the State of RI
publican misrule These are facts
no one can truthfuIly deny. He is
as true to North Carolina as The
needle to the Norlh Pole. And the
man or set Of men who attempts to
ride rough she'd over him will fail,
and may not only injure himself Or
themselves, but may injure the State
and the Democratic party. Vance
has said nothing or done nothing to
deserve or in any way merit such
fllngs as we have seen ia one or two
Of our esteemed contemporaries, So
far as We are concerned about the
fling at US on the same line civil
service We care not. We rather en-
JOY it. 1t is said by some of our
Quondam friends that we can nei
Their harm nor damage the party lay
our civil service lotions. IT this be
true then we are as harmless as a
dove, and there is nothing TO be
made or lost by pitching into us, so
wsde in gentlemen to your hearts
content provided you always do it
decently and in order. But tie
other gentleman we think you had
better let alone toT reaaOns that will
readily suggest them selves to Tie
prudent, intelligent mind. We are
private indn ilual IN the rauks and
may II cd chastizi = AMI TepTlmand-
! irg occasionally a, we are not lnfal-
/ lible and cun strike back with Out
own weapon. Some mtu 1t may dc
! to fgl t, Others it may rot. We in
vite f ee un,ran n ed criticisms upO
our POSITION AID concerning AL Ne
say. Bat for deccAcJ'> sake anC
the sake of justice don't hlend US
with others and charge our Sins t.
Others because we are fully able tt
account for all our political sins, no
shall we ever tilncI from am reepon
slhlilty Or acc, itatilaty brough'
upon ourseIf. In fact Sc lOn't want
Vance or any body else to shOulde
any part Of The responsibility of de
nOuncing civil service reform q
.ob Us Of the honor of teing the frs
man in the State to GenOunCe tina
humbug as sev forth by Grove
C-eI Gland before his inauguration
il! letter to George w. Curtis Q
New York. We denounced his pol
icy as set forth in that |, tier b,foT
he was acting as President of th
United States; We have denOunce
ever since and shall continue TO dt
, nounce it as long as we live. {
course our Zeh, as every tr0e Demt
crat is, Is hostile to the Old Eng lis
, system Of life tenure of office.
, coac-e he will fight the fraud all
g humhng and viii in the end win IAN
o we shall help him Il! III our powe
= But Just abuse US and let him alon
+ We can stand it, and the party ca
r stand it if you are right in your p
: s'ton, but the party may not /
able to stand puLilistic conte,
/ between its big neI.
But Ia all kindness we would sue
I geSt tae better way to handle a
4 non-civil service reformers would /
4 TO convince u. Of the error Of OF
! position, by :ogic. reason, comm0
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